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Tribute to Syed Dawood Muzaffer Shah sahib to Syed Dawood Muzaffer Shah sahib Summary Hudhur quoted...
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Friday Sermon
11th March 2011
Tribute to Syed
Dawood Muzaffer
Shah sahib
Summary Hudhur quoted from the writings of the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) where he likened the hearts of the Companions of the Holy Prophet (pbuh) to
sparkling, cleansed utensils
Hudhur (aba) said in short the Promised Messiah is saying that when a person wants to reach that station where he is truly enlightened by the light of the Word
of God, he has to go through a painful endeavour
In following the Companions of the Holy Prophet (pbuh), the companions of the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) brought extraordinary changes
in themselves and their progeny
Syed Dawood Muzaffer Shah sahib was the paternal as well as maternal grandson of two eminent companions of the Promised Messiah (on whom
be peace
In him can be seen the qualities of self-purification that the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) elucidated
May his progeny always try to attain God’s nearness and may his prayers always fulfil for them
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11th March 2011
Hudhur quoted from the writings of the
Promised Messiah (on whom be peace)
where he likened the hearts of the
Companions of the Holy Prophet (pbuh) to sparkling, cleansed
utensils that have been through the process of
qala’i.
Pure and clean people
In qala’i, the utensil is first passed through fire with some
chemicals rubbed onto it
Next a shiny white metal is rubbed onto it to remove any
remaining tarnish
Finally it is polished with a cloth, resulting in the utensil gleam as if made of silver
Hudhur (ABA) said that the analogy given by the Promised Messiah (on
whom be peace) of a utensil having gone through the process of qala’i is not
an ordinary effort. It involves passing through fire
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Pure and clean people
Hudhur (aba) said in short the Promised
Messiah is saying that when a person wants to reach that station where he is truly enlightened by the light of the Word of
God, he has to go through a painful
endeavour.
Then alone does he attain the station of that
prosperity which God states in the Qur’an as:
‘He indeed truly prospers
who purifies it,’ (91:10).
Indeed, in order to purify the self, serious effort is required
In order to unite the latter-ones with the earlier-ones, the Promised Messiah’s (on whom be
peace) advent took place, so that rusty hearts could be burnished with the light of the Word of
God These examples can be seen in the
companions of the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace)
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The Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) said that purification of
the self entails that a Muslim should always be keenly ready to pay the
dues of God and the dues of mankind. Just as one verbally professes God to be One, and
without any partner, similarly one should display this through one’s
practice and should be ever compassionate and helpful to
mankind
Syed Dawood Muzaffer Shah sahib
Hudhur (aba) said the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) came so that man could bring about pure changes on a
personal level and attain spiritual blessings
May God enable each Ahmadi to aspire to this.
Fortunate are those who make an effort
towards this
In following the Companions of the Holy Prophet (pbuh), the companions
of the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) brought extraordinary
changes in themselves and passed this onto their next generations
Hudhur (aba) said today he would mention one such elder who honoured the name
of his ancestors
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Dr. Syed Abdul Sattar sahib was paternal grandfather of Syed
Dawood Muzaffer Shah sahib
However, Dr. Syed Abdul Sattar sahib returned to him and said he hoped his
temper had cooled down and perhaps Tabligh can continue!
In him can be seen the qualities of self-purification that the Promised Messiah
(on whom be peace) elucidated. Hudhur said he had and still has a very close
relation with this elder who was the paternal as well as maternal grandson of two
eminent companions of the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace)
His paternal grandfather, Dr. Syed
Abdul Sattar sahib was a companion of
the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace)
and excelled in Taqwa, purity, humility, paying the dues of God and of
mankind
The Promised Messiah (on
whom be peace) once remarked
about him that this family was of the
Paradise
Once, when serving as a civil surgeon he was
attacked by a man who he was doing Tabligh to. He had
to get bandage from hospital for his injured head,
Thus was the model of patience as displayed by Dr. Abdul Sattar sahib
Only one who has had real self-purification can display such high moral
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Syed Dawood Muzaffer sahib was the second
son of Hadhrat Hafiz Syed Mahmood Ullah sahib
Hadhrat Hashmat Ullah Khan sahib, the special physician of Hadhrat Musleh Maud (may Allah be pleased with him) writes that Syed Mahmood Ullah sahib
was a highly moral elder who had an ardent love of God
Syed Mahmood Ullah sahib’s desire to serve humanity was of very high level, he had great respect for the elders and love for the younger ones
Hadhrat Hashmat Ullah Khan sahib wrote that his son was also very pious and was fortunate enough that Hadhrat Musleh Maud (may Allah be pleased with
him) had given his daughter in marriage to him.
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Syed Dawood Muzaffer sahib
Syed Dawood Muzaffer sahib
• He had inherited his ancestors’ qualities of paying dues of God and dues of mankind on a great scale
Pious • He had great love for the Holy Qur’an, was humble of
nature and met people with respectful regard
Respectful
• Because of his inherent piety, he had amazing high regard for the family of the Promised Messiah (on
whom be peace), for his children and the children of his children
He was the son-in-law of Hadhrat Musleh Maud (may Allah be pleased with him)
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Syed Dawood Muzaffer Shah sahib and his wife, Syeda Amatul
Hakeem sahiba were a match made in heaven
They excelled each other in practicing virtue and in high morals
This couple had no interest in worldly expenses
Hudhur (aba) said he personally observed that they both were always on the look out to help others
If the husband helped someone, the wife would say that he should have done more and if the wife helped someone, the husband would say the same
Syed Dawood Shah sahib said that his late wife often came in his dreams inspiring him to help such and such disadvantaged person and to give sadqa etc
Hudhur (aba) said whatever income he had, Syed Dawood Shah sahib spent less on himself and gave most of it away
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Hudhur (aba) said he was not paying tribute to
Shah sahib and his aunt because he was his uncle
as well as father-in-law
Hudhur (aba) said when he started looking after the
accounts of their lands, he observed that every year Syeda
Amatul Hakeem sahiba, would give large amounts of grains,
rice and wheat to needy people.
Rather, Hudhur had observed both the husband and wife, from
childhood and they had impressed Hudhur.
Shah sahib was a quiet person who was prayerful, who
mixed with children cheerfully and with regard and he
was free from any worldly matters Friday Sermon
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The maternal grandfather of Syed Dawood Shah sahib was a companion
of the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace). His name was Maulwi
Sarwer Shah sahib
He was an esteemed elder and had served the Community as its Mufti
Once someone saw him offering nafl in mosque and was intrigued how was it that he offered such lengthy Salat.
When the person went closer, he noticed that Maulwi Sarwer sahib was continuously repeating the prayer: ‘Thee alone do we worship and Thee alone do we implore for help.’
(1:5)
His congregational Salat was also very lengthy
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Syed Dawood Shah sahib
Syed Dawood Shah sahib took
after both his maternal and
paternal grandfathers in his
high morals and other qualities
Hudhur said not everyone follows in the footsteps of their elders, but Syed Dawood
Shah sahib accomplished it
very well
If he was asked for prayers, unless
informed of the outcome, he
would continue to pray
Dr. Khaliq has written to Hudhur that Syed Dawood
Shah sahib used to ask for prayers that he did not ever
have to face a time when he was deprived of prayer
and worship of God and that he had a good ending
With God’s grace
many people
dreamed of his
‘good ending’
He especially prayed for the doctors who looked
after him, specially Dr Nuri and Dr Khalid Sahib
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Syed Dawood Shah sahib
Syed Dawood Shah sahib was drawn to prayers and worship
of God by keeping his grandfathers’
company
He lived with his paternal grandfather
Dr. Abdul Sattar sahib, during his last
illness, Dr. Abdul Sattar sahib did not
go to the mosque for Salat. Syed Dawood
Shah sahib, a teenager at the time, used to lead Salat at
home for him
Upon receiving income, he would first take out Wasiyyat, then
the share of orphans, then the share of needy students, then
the share of disadvantaged ailing people and only after this
did he keep the money for himself
Syed Dawood Shah
sahib was
extraordinarily blessed
by God. He was not
exceptionally well off
but whatever he had,
he was extremely
grateful for it and would
help the needy to an
extent that many
fabulously wealthy
people do not Syed Dawood Shah sahib used to give
generously to the various Tehriks of the
Community
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Syed Dawood Shah sahib
He used to pray a lot when his children were doing any work for the Jama’at..
He used to pray a lot for Hudhur’s personal and as well as Community tasks.
After Hudhur’s Khilafat, regard and reverence came into this relationship and
his prayers for Hudhur developed more compassion.
He would sense when there was a problem in the household, Allah the Exalted informed him of difficulties faced by his family
and he would pray so that Allah Almighty will resolve the problem
He had great love of the Holy Qur’an and would read up to eight Parts of the Qur’an a day and had a large portion memorised. When his eye sight was failing, he became
worried that he could only manage to recite 3 or 4 parts of the Holy Qur’an a day!
In the last few years of his life, due to failing eyesight, he could not read the Holy Qur’an during Ramadan. He told his
grandson that he read it from memory and when he forgot, God’s angel came and reminded him
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Syed Dawood Shah sahib
During the adverse situation in Rabwah in 1984, young men, Khuddam, used to give night
neighbourhood duties
Syed Dawood Shah sahib would make tea for them and leave it on
his dining table
He would waken at 2.30 am for Tahajjud and make tea for the
young men on duty
God bestowed special treatment to him
from his younger days
He lived in Sindh for a long period. In those
days, as the area was not quite populated,
snakes were quite common there. One day
he did not feel very well, so he thought he
would say his Fajr Salat at home. However,
an unseen power told him that he should
go to the mosque. When he returned from
the mosque, he saw that as his two
children slept, a large snake was trying to
climb onto their bed. He took care of the
snake. Had he gone to sleep, the snake
could have caused harm.
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Syed Dawood Shah sahib
He wrote to Hudhrat Musleh Maud (may Allah be pleased with
him) in 1944 and he offered to be a Waqfe Zindagi (life devotion).
He was sent to the lands in Sindh, where he stayed for a long time. Later he served in Tabsheer Department as well
He performed his duties there and did not indulge in any aside. He displayed complete obedience to those to whom he was subordinate,
regardless of their younger age
He was a quiet, prayerful person, who came to office silently praying, did his work and left
He forgave even those who even attempted to harm him without a question
He was the kind of person that the Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) mentioned bear no grudge or malice towards anyone
Hudhur (aba) said these are the people who have truly purified themselves Friday Sermon
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Syed Dawood Shah sahib
Next Hudhur read a long extract from the address Hadhrat Musleh Maud
(may Allah be pleased with him) gave at the time of the Nikah of Syed
Dawood Shah sahib
Hudhur prayed that may God make it so that the Community of the
Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) keep it in view during their
marriages that faith is the essence. The objective of an Ahmadi is to make a connection with God and serve faith, and to bring the world
under faith not the other way around
When a pious person of our Community departs this world, the
people of the Community, in particular people of the family of the
Promised Messiah (on whom be peace), if that person is from the
family, should keep piety and connection with God in view and
ascertain paths with renewed thoughts
This world is transient, it will end. Attainment of God’s pleasure is what lasts forever. May God enable all of
us to do this.
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Syed Dawood Shah sahib
Similarly may the children of all our elders, of the companions, always
practice the models of their ancestors and may they make an effort for
the continuation of future pious generation with prayers and with their
own practice
Four sons of Syed Dawood Shah sahib are serving the Community in different capacities
His three daughters, one is Hudhur’s wife and the two others are also married to Waaqfeen e Zindagi
Two of his sons are not Waaqfeen e Zindagi but with the grace of God,
are positively influenced by the Tarbiyyat of their
parents and have always served the
Community in some way or the other
May they and all the other progeny always
try to attain God’s nearness and may his prayers always fulfil for
them
May their children and future generations
always give precedence to faith over worldly
matters
Hudhur announced that he would lead funeral Prayer in absentia of Syed Dawood Shah
sahib after Friday Prayer
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